Joel Santo DomingoVelocity Micro Gamers' Edge DualXAmong gaming systems, the Velocity Micro Gamers' Edge DualX is the balanced middle child that shouldn't be ignored. The DualX is a solid SLI system with an understated grace and plenty of speed.

Among gaming systems, the Velocity Micro Gamers' Edge DualX is the balanced middle child that shouldn't be ignored. The DualX is a solid SLI system with an understated grace and plenty of speed.

Though not the fastest, the flashiest, or the least expensive system in this roundup, the Velocity Micro Gamers' Edge DualX ($5,759 direct as tested) is the balanced middle child that shouldn't be ignored. The DualX is a solid SLI system with an understated grace and plenty of speed. For the price, you get a whole lot of good features: a 2.6-GHz Athlon FX-55 processor, dual nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra PCIe graphics cards linked with SLI, a fast 20-inch 1,600-by-1,200 native resolution LCD monitor, and the sonorous Creative GigaWorks S750 5.1 speakers.

Unlike gaming systems which overclock their CPUs, the Velocity Micro Gamers' Edge DualX runs its Athlon 64 FX-55 at the stock 2.6-GHz clock speed. (By the time you read this, however, Velocity Micro expects to have overclocked systems available.) This holds its scores back in the SYSmark tests, but the DualX's RAID array with two 10,000-rpm hard drives lets it speed ahead of the Voodoo PC RAGE f:5, which only has 7,200-rpm drives. The DualX's 3D scores in the 3DMark05, Doom 3, and Halo tests are competitive with those of the Rage f:5 and the Polywell Poly 939N4SLI-4000.

For that $5,759 package price the DualX includes a large, fast Sharp 20-inch LCD monitor capable of 1,600-by-1,200 resolution. Its extra screen space really comes into play during gaming sessions, when pinpoint accuracy is important. The high-quality monitor also comes in handy for video projects or photo retouching.
If value can be associated with a sub-$6,000 system, then the Velocity Micro Gamers' Edge DualX is a decent value when you consider the price of the components you are getting; the graphics cards alone account for more than $1,000 of the price and the monitor would be nearly another $1,000. The configuration shown here is an all-around high-end multimedia system with the power to kick serious pixels when the need arises.

Velocity Micro Gamers' Edge DualX

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Bottom Line: Among gaming systems, the Velocity Micro Gamers' Edge DualX is the balanced middle child that shouldn't be ignored. The DualX is a solid SLI system with an understated grace and plenty of speed.

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Joel Santo Domingo joined PC Magazine in 2000, after 7 years of IT work for companies large and small. His background includes managing mobile, desktop and network infrastructure on both the Macintosh and Windows platforms. Joel is proof that you can escape the retail grind: he wore a yellow polo shirt early in his tech career. Along the way Joel e... See Full Bio

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